To think that everything Fiona Harvey said in her Piers Morgan interview was a lie? [Edit by MNHQ]

@FedUpAndTiredToday Yes, that's I'm saying. It was miscommunication. What she should have said was "I did an Ordinary degree, which is just pass/fail. It's the honours year in Scotland (year 4) in which you get a degree classification."

Piers didn't have knowledge of the Scottish system so it looked like she was lying, but in this instance I don't think she was.

She does have the degree.

But that's about the only thing I believe.

And the fact she’s clearly not mentally stable. It’s exploitation.

I haven't watched the programme or the interview but have read up about it all etc. It would seem Gadd got what he wanted - fame. Didn't make the rapist as clearly identifiable as he did the stalker did he? Wonder what that was?

i had to check how to pronounce hyperbole after seeing it. its an easy word to get wrong if you only see it written down. i remember mentioning to my boss that after someone else was advising him on interview techniques, that i was pretty sure HYPER BOWL wasn't how it was prounced but to check.

However, watching a US show yesterday, they actually said Hyperbolic - as HYPER - BOLIC so thats confusing!

i knew the ordinary degree/honours being graded part.

That's interesting, what sorts of mannerisms and body language did you find deceitful?

The show does have a disclaimer at the end of the credits that says

"This programme is based on real events: however certain characters, names, incidents, locations, and dialogue have been fictionalised for dramatic purposes."

That might legally protect Netflix and Gadd. But I do think such an important statement should have been at the start so viewers had that in mind.

People who think someone can’t have a degree because their SPAG are awful clearly hasn’t seen some of the work students produce in universities these days….

I saw the exact opposite, she was assertive but her body language screamed deceitful to me .

Her composure and control, when she was telling HER story were full deception.

She unravelled when Morgan went off topic, and she wasn’t prepared:

1. Revealing her “lawyer boyfriend”, fully closed her eyes telling this where she had barely blinked for previous 20 mins.
2. Her education and qualifications, grades. She could not answer this question at all - law degree? 2 other degrees? No grades YET claims a “photographic” memory which is a mythical kind of memory. Surely if can recall everything you see/ read can get good grades!

She might be unwell, but she can make her own decisions.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/YMZRWdywZfa2N5Hd/

To be fair she looked fairly well put together on TV. As I said, she reminded me of a politician.

She believes she's untouchable and perfect and right, and there is no self-doubt there to quell that. Plus she's a narc, narcs thrive under attention.
I suppose they must do. I know a few women like this.

Have only watched the first episode which made for uncomfortable watching, and haven't daren't hunt down the Morgan interview as I loathe him.

However looking at her FB page there's no way she has a law degree, you'd need to be way more literate than that surely?

She's ill. Very ill.

I guess, re: Harvey and Morgan, two fantasists who obsess over someone who barely knows they exist were always going to be a good match.

I see, so similar to people who are convinced they're Napoleon.

Oh god, I’ve got to the bit where PM just keeps going on at her about her grades.

From her FB posts, she seems to think she's very beautiful, and calls Jessica Gunning obese/overweight etc despite the fact she herself is clearly not slim. She believes she's untouchable and perfect and right, and there is no self-doubt there to quell that. Plus she's a narc, narcs thrive under attention.

Delusion and grandiosity. She’s convinced her story is true so she’s not anxious about being caught out lying as many people would be under the circumstances and she sees herself as an important person who deserves to be on national tv with famous people so why would she be intimidated by Piers and his little internet show?

I was speaking specifically about the use of "this is a true story" as part of the opening titles (if you were replying to my post, apologies if not)

Sounds like some posters on mumsnet tbh (except they would spell it, "Kier")

Does anyone have a theory why FH is so cool and collected, in front of the cameras?

I do not care if it is legal. It is morally totally wrong.

I reckon this was legally ok'd because other shows have done it before, e.g. Fargo.

I agree it's disgraceful to wheel her out as entertainment. She has become the victim now and the writer is abusing his position in order to bully Fiona and he looks like he's enjoying it, too.

I imagine that he has been playing a merry game with her from the start. I believe she is a stalker but he has manipulated her too. He does say this in his unfortunately Netflix show, coming across all reflective and sincere but he has used her and continues to use and exploit her vulnerabilities.

I also wonder if the actress who played Fiona was manipulated and not told the truth, I would have thought she must feel very conflicted about it all.

She is mentally ill.
This is like Victorians visiting mental hospitals to laugh at the patients as entertainment. Bloody dreadful. It should never have been recorded.